I am of the scientific bent and although logic and science are my base for understanding I can also appreciate how others may find themselves drawn to religion as their base. With science we get to apply our curiosity to the unknown and investigate it based upon reason, analysis and conclusion with a logical protocol. A step by step approach that follows common sense and enlightened thinking. With religion we get to apply our faith in the unknown to have a purpose of guiding our lives in common sense ways that are designed to lift up the human spirit and keep us focused on our duty to each other. Taking the best of what each paradigm has to offer, it is sensible to see how each can bolster the other. I look at the Universe in total as my sovereign whereas the religious look at a God as theirs. Both can be the same in that our Universe is vast and everywhere much like the God who the religious put their faith in. Science seeks to teach us how our surrounding environment operates in conjunction with other surrounding environments further displaced. Religion seeks to teach us how we operate within our surrounding environments in conjunction with how we operate with each other further displaced. Both try to be instructive in general ways that give us guidance in our own personal unique lives. We take what is best of the knowledge we receive and make it a part of who we are. An imperfect system but still better than any chaotic one we have had in our short history. I like that faith in a greater being brings us security and safety that nurtures us when we are fearful. It is comforting to have the faith that a father figure is always with us keeping our hearts in his hand. It is also comforting to know that our bold curiosity about our Universe and it's scientific ramifications can be scientifically and logically theorized and turned into creative and innovative applications. We are a complex species so no limited amount of complexity in our lives should be allowed to restrict us.
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